
Planning
Topics, questions and order of the day, settled before anyone sits down. Content with a plan behind it is easier to cut.
Dallas-Fort Worth · 2026 rates
Short answer: published DFW prices put a finished social reel at about $125 to $1,500, a videographer day rate at $500 to $2,500, hourly crews at $100 to $300, and a single headshot at about $150. The number moves with how many cameras are rolling, who is running audio, how much editing follows, and how many finished pieces come out of one sitting.
What Dallas-Fort Worth video, photography and real estate media companies publish on their own price pages. Use it to sanity-check a quote.
| What you're buying | Published DFW range | Usually priced |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical social reel, finished | $125 – $1,500 | Per video |
| Property reel added to listing photos | $199 – $549 | Per listing |
| Listing video, 1–2 minutes | $350 – $450 | Per listing |
| Photos + walkthrough video + aerial package | $479 – $799 | Per listing |
| Real estate drone video | From $160 | Per property |
| Listing photography | $169 – $215 | Per listing |
| Videographer, hourly | $100 – $300 | Per hour |
| Videographer, day rate | $500 – $2,500 | Per day |
| Headshots | ~$150 one image ~$300+ several | Per session |
| Podcast studio rental | $75 – $250 (published studios) | Per hour |
| Photo + video branding day | Custom quote | Per project |
Two quotes for "a reel" can be ten times apart. These six things are usually the difference.

Topics, questions and order of the day, settled before anyone sits down. Content with a plan behind it is easier to cut.

One camera is cheaper and gives the editor one angle. Multiple cameras give wide, medium and tight shots of the same moment, which gives the edit more to work with.

Microphones on every speaker and someone watching levels. Picture can be color-corrected later; bad audio mostly can't be fixed.

A producer cuts between cameras as the session happens and records the switched program. At studioUSA a producer runs cameras, audio and switching in the room.

Cutting, color, captions, name titles, branded screens and thumbnails. On most jobs this is where the hours go.

Vertical 9:16 for reels and stories, 16:9 for YouTube and websites, square for some feeds. Each extra format is extra edit time.
Every video quote, from a single reel to a full studio day, is built from the same three stages.
Both are priced the same basic way. What changes is what's already in the room.
| Studio session | On-location crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Set and lighting | Built and waiting | Brought in and set up on the day |
| Cameras and audio | Installed, multi-camera | Whatever the crew carries in |
| Producer | In the control seat | Varies by crew |
| Setup time you pay for | Little to none | Part of the booking |
| Best for | Interviews, podcasts, talking-head reels, group content days | Property tours, listing video, drone, events |
Real estate media company in Dallas-Fort Worth, founded by Rick Davis.
studioUSA East in Plano (Collin County) and studioUSA West in Colleyville (Tarrant County). Multi-camera, live-switched video and green screen at both. Sessions by appointment.
Cameras, microphones, lighting and a producer are in the room. You bring yourself and your topics.
Most clients are agents, teams, brokerages, mortgage lenders and title companies. Crews shoot MLS listing photography, video and drone across DFW every day, with well over 5,000 listing photo shoots completed.
Exclusive video partner of DFW Real Producers magazine since 2019.
Recent sessions at studioUSA West in Colleyville and studioUSA East in Plano.








By appointment
Tell us what you want to make and where it will run. Studio sessions are by appointment at both locations.
studioUSA East · 700 W Spring Creek Pkwy Ste 201, Plano, TX 75023 · Location
studioUSA West · 8074 Precinct Line Rd, Colleyville, TX 76034 · Location